strict

strict  (strkt)

adj. strict·er, strict·est

1. Precise; exact: a strict definition.

2. Complete; absolute: strict loyalty.

3. Kept within narrowly specific limits: a strict application of a law.

4. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline: a strict parent.

5. Exacting in enforcement, observance, or requirement: strict standards. See Synonyms at severe.

6. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition: a strict vegetarian.

7. Botany Stiff, narrow, and upright.

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[Middle English stricte, narrow, small, from Latin strictus, tight, strict, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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strictly adv.

strictness n.

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strict

Adjective

1. severely correct in attention to behaviour or morality: a strict disciplinarian

2. following carefully and exactly a set of rules: she is a strict vegetarian

3. (of a rule or law) very precise and requiring total obedience: a strict code of practice

4. (of a meaning) exact: this is not, in the strictest sense, a biography

5. (of a punishment, etc.) harsh or severe

6. complete; absolute: strict obedience [Latin strictus drawn tight]

strictly adv
strictness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	strict - rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" rigorous exact - marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
	2.	strict - (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules" hard-and-fast invariable - not liable to or capable of change; "an invariable temperature"; "an invariable rule"; "his invariable courtesy"
	3.	strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint nonindulgent abstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
	4.	strict - incapable of compromise or flexibility rigid intolerant - unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
	5.	strict - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" exacting, stern demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

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strict

adjective 1. severe, harsh, stern, firm, rigid, rigorous, stringent, austere << OPPOSITE easy-going

adjective 2. stern, firm, severe, harsh, authoritarian, austere, no-nonsense

adjective 3. exact, accurate, precise, close, true, particular, religious, faithful, meticulous, scrupulous

adjective 4. devout, religious, orthodox, pious, pure, reverent, prayerful

adjective 5. absolute, complete, total, perfect, utter

Translations

strict [strɪkt] adj [order, rule etc] → estricto; [discipline, ban] → severo;

in strict confidence → en la más absoluta confianza

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strict [strɪkt] adj → strict(e);

in strict confidence → tout à fait confidentiellement

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strict [strɪkt] adj → streng;

(precise) → genau;

in the strictest confidence → streng vertraulich;

in the strict sense of the word → streng genommen

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strict [strɪkt] adj (= severe) → rigido/a, severo/a: [order, rule] → rigoroso/a: [supervision] → stretto/a (= precise); preciso/a, stretto/a;

in strict confidence → in assoluta confidenza